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Sirenum Fossae

Nov. 5, 2018
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows a section of Sirenum Fossae. The linear features are called graben. Graben are formed by blocks of material sliding downward between pairs of faults.

This VIS image shows a section of Sirenum Fossae. The linear features are called graben. Graben are formed by blocks of material sliding downward between pairs of faults.

Orbit Number: 74365 Latitude: -28.1401 Longitude: 215.795 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2018-09-19 11:11

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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